Babies Born March 16th - 31st 2008

[*becstar*]

Hi all,

Am a little ticked off tonight....had a bad run with Jake which is unusual, he had wind so our whole routine went up in smoke tonight, late tea, late to bed for the kids, Benji has developed conjunctivitis AGAIN which is dripping from his eye and has had a temp and vomited a couple of times, oh and DH is unwell and asleep on the couch since 7pm....hmm...wish I had that option! I have just got Jake off to bed finally, I still have the kitchen to clean up (where our down lights decided to not work tonight...grrr......) washing to hang to dry, washing to put away. I guess my plans of waxing my legs will be put off yet again, .

On the upside, Mum popped in today to help me with my visit from my Aunt (again, she really is an individual!) and she helped me to sew my first fitted nappy, :whoot:. I have had it cut out from a pattern I drafted myself so she helped me to work out how to sew it all up. It worked out really well so I'm very proud of myself, I'm really not a sewer at all!

Reenie, I usually wake Jake too working on the same concept, dont' wanna be woken if I don't have to but I thought I'd experiment last night and see how long he went. He slept from 8pm to 2am..... So.....to me this says he will get up for that 2-3am feed no matter what time he has his last feed. LOL but I also know how babies just LUUUUURVE to make you think you have them worked out then change it all on you, His last feed tonight was at 5:30pm so I will wake him for his 9:30pm feed as I think from 5:30pm is a little too long since his last feed yk?

Chloe's face turned up better than I expected this morning, not too bruised yet but then the bruising might darken in the next couple of days.....oh my princess' face!

On DTD, we have been for a couple of weeks now, not a lot, maybe once or twice a week, just too damn tired to! Although it is SO good to have that belly outta the way! I'm trying not to DTD too much, we are not so good on 'behaving' and using condoms, it just never feels as good!! So until I get my mirena in July (!!!!) I think the less tempation the better. I can't deal with #4 just yet, lol. Anyway I have a wedding I am in in January so I dont wanna be pregnant for that. OMG listen to me....I sound like I'm planning #4.....

Anyway, best get on with all the jobs awaiting me, I only have 45mins before Jake is due for a feed, then hopefully I'll get a nice long sleep . Night ladies!

xxx

[luey]

welcome Catherine.


It wasn't my tops at the postoffice, but it was a gorgeous gift for E, a letter E with peter rabbit standing beside it from a GF. I have been up since just before 6, someone won't settle long. Poor darling I can hear his belly gurgling away. I did manage to express about 70ml. He only fed from one boob for a change so it was full. I prolly could have got more but E was upset and it was hard to comfort/hold and express at the same time.

Bec-glad your DD eye is ok. I am learning that it doesn't matter if I am sick/tired things still have to be done. DH is pretty good but he works long hours so I appreciate anything he does. Sometimes I still want a break though IYKWIM but hard with me BF, will see how expressing goes but I am too lazy to do reg but would be nice to have a few bottles in freezer if I am sick etc. well done on the nappy. Poor jake, hope he is better soon

Reenie, glad mini pill is working out. I am on implanon. Had 2 before I became PG. so far so good

Andie I am a carboholic too. Maybe I should try to cut back but am soooooo humgry I find myself having toast, bickies etc. Tuxedo????? WTF.

Anyway should feed or something. I do use infacol b4 a feed & gripe watter sometimes but he hates it - face would b funny if not screaming

[melbell45]

hi girls,

welcome to catherine
shoegal are you out there ? how are things going with Baxter ?

well things aren't going too badly with us, the last 2 days James has had sleep stretches over 3 or 4 hours and even went 5 hours between feeds yesterday, thats big for us ! unfortunately he is sticking to 2 hourly feeds at night ! today he has been a bit unsettled but still much improved.

im glad to hear all the bubs have been coping well with their immunisations

Bec: sounds like you had a rough few days and poor Chloe hurting her face, it is a worry when they get marks on their faces, how is the conjunctivitus going ?
you are brave already talking about number 4, i think we are done with our two ! although i may feel differently when i get a bit more sleep lol

emily went up to the next class at swimming yesterday and did really well, we were very proud lol

Luey: i got a fresh mums top off ebay today so will see for myself how they go but do let me know what you think too

i was horrified to discover the donnalix contains alcohol, i wouldnt have gotten it if i had known that but as i didnt notice until after i had given it to James and it seemed to help we will continue to use it lol maybe i need a glass of wine every night to help him sleep well hehe

Melinda

[AndiE]

Hi guys,

Cam was fed over an hour ago and is now (almost) asleep in his cot ... and I should be expressing and then going to bed - but here I am! DH is already in bed, so I consider this 'me' time.

Bec - poor Chloe, hope she is doing ok and her face is healing. Poor little mite, I bet it was upsetting for her and you. Sorry to hear Jake has been unsettled and that you're having to do things on your own with a sick DH. Good for you re: your CN efforts . Have to admit that I'm happy to keep using DN although it sure ain't the cheapest option!

Luey - sorry to hear E hasn't been settling either (looks like there's a few with unsettled bubs at the moment). Hopefully he gives you a good rest tonight!

Melinda - Fantastic that James is settling better and fingers crossed that he starts sleeping longer at night. Going five hours between feeds is a good start though! Three cheers for Emily (and her proud mum!) .

Reenie - Yay for you and DH DTD ... and for being frisky! In our house, DTD post-bub is giving new meaning to the word 'quickie'. Sorry if TMI, but DH and I decided to take advantage of a seemingly sleeping bub to DTD this arvo, only to be rudely interrupted at least six times when our DS chose to start howling. Kinda ruins the romance a tad when one of you has to keep getting up to go shove the dummy back in!! :P Sigh ... parenthood!

Cam gets his shots this Friday ... have my fingers crossed he'll cope ok but I suspect I'll suffer more than him (at least prior to the vaccinations!).

Must get myself organised to go to bed ... have a good week everyone!
Andie xx

[LMS]

Hello Ladies, a quick question... how long are we recommended to breast feed for? is it 6 months or more?... am worried my boobs are not producing enough milk to keep up with Bubs demand for more... should I have formula on stand by? I

[AndiE]

Good morning all and hi Kanda,

Kanda, I've got a feeling that WHO (or similar org?) recommends BFing for two years. However, I reckon it's purely a personal choice as to how long you BF for.

My milk supply dropped a bit (on and off) early on - it was easy to tell with me because I was expressing for the first two weeks and giving Cam EBM via bottle. I found drinking more water, trying to rest up a bit and eating lots of protein-rich foods (eggs, avocado, tuna etc) helped. I also took Fenugreek tablets which seemed to help too. I bought a tin of Formula as a standby, and I ended up giving Cam the odd bottle of formula on those days my supply was down (and when my supply was 'up', it gave my boobs a break). Those early days of BFing has (so far) been the only stressful part of having a baby!!

I understand your bub 'regulates' your supply, so that's why "they" recommend feeding on demand. If your milk supply is down, your bub will want to feed more regularly which effectively builds up your supply.

Hope this helps.

Cheers, Andie

[*becstar*]

Hi Kanda, I think 6 months is the recommended minimum. I just switched to formula after 6 weeks myself so I'm not the best one for advice on this From what I understand if bubs demands more, give it and your boobs will get the hint to produce more. Did you have a look over in the BF forums? I'm sure someone will have had the same question before Good luck with it.

Luey, I was hopeless on expressing, partly a reason for switching for us. I just never get the time to do it and when I do have time (at the end of the day when kids are sleeping) my boobs were also kinda on empty! You are so right about having to soldier on I found that such a hard adjustment to make. No matter how you are feeling or what is happening in your world, you are Mum first and foremost, EVERY time!

Mel, yay for Emily!! It great to be proud, I was so proud when at Ben's first day of pre-kinder he sat down on his own and wrote, Mum Dad Ben....WHOOT!!! Moments like these are so precious Chloe's face is ok, has come out in yellow bruising today but we are down to just a butterfly clip now so it should heal fast. Conjuctivitis seems to ok, I think it may have just been the beginning. I wiped his eye with warm salty water and it seems to help. No Drs here on weekends and hardly worth a trip to the ER!!

Andie, LOL at the quickie!! We are so used to it now!! it's a rare treat to spend more than 10 minutes in 'the sack'!! Foreplay? Whats that?? Oh I know that's where you send naughty texts all day and then end up falling asleep on the couch right??

Best go, DH's bday today and got a cake in the oven. Oooh I got inspired by your blog robbo and started my own. Bec's blog

xxx

[AndiE]

Hi again,

Do you mums sometimes find there are days your bub doesn't sleep that much, and other days where it looks like they'll sleep ALL day? That's the kind of day I'm having ...

Cam slept through from 10pm-ish till about 4.30am this morning. Fed and then slept from approx 5.15am-8.15am. Fed at 8.30am and dozed off again just after 9am ... and is still asleep!!!! That's 14 hours, with two 45min wake periods! If only I'd known, I could have cleaned the house from top to bottom this morning, written the last of my 'thank you cards, done the laundry AND cooked the choc chip cookies I've been planning to cook for ages! Well, maybe all that would've been a stretch of the imagination ... but still!!!

If Cam's not awake by midday, I'm going to wake him and risk him being grumpy. I want him to sleep again tonight, not stay awake all night cos he slept the day away!

Babies ... unpredictable little critters, aren't they ?

Andie xx

[catherinemoses]

Hi Girls, just wanted to brag about my amazing bub! He slept from 10pm until 6:45 on Saturday night! I was so excited!!! Unfortunately can't say the same for last night, but I wasn't really expecting it!
Re: DTD, haven't been game enough here, I think my cycle is back already and there is no way I want another bub yet! Hubby is benefiting in other ways so he is pretty happy!
Bec Yes we are BF, I'm willing to give FF a go but DH doesn't want Flynn having FF. My mum keeps telling me that I am the mum and I have to do what works for me, but TBH I can't really be bothered, bbs don't need preparing ! BF is working ok for now even tho I don't particularly enjoy it.
Anyways off to MG now. hope it has better attendance than last week